---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wes Peterson <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 12:18 PM Subject: Trinity Players' Bonnie & Clyde To: "Wesley D. Peterson" <[email protected]>
Guys, Last night Tonja and I were able to see the Trinity Players [ http://www.trinityplayersny.org/] production of "Bonnie & Clyde". I had never given much thought to this historical pair before, knowing only that they "earned" their living robbing banks and for some reason had become popular with the people of the time. I knew the pair didn't survive long, as one might expect. What this fantastic play pointed out to me was that this all occurred during the "Great Depression" -- a time of bread lines, droughts in our farm lands and such widespread unemployment that despair was the norm. For any of you with teenage daughters, approaching that age where "they know better than their parents", the time when hormones start out voting whatever common sense they had grown up with, you might want to see this with your daughter so she can see an example of what is likely to happen when she doesn't listen to Mom's warnings about her running around with that sexy bad boy. I probably should mention that there are some hot scenes between Bonnie & Clyde, so if your child is *very* young, you may want to see it first to see if it's appropriate for her age (though I'm absolutely sure that your kids see MUCH more explicit scenes in movies and on TV all the time). The play lets you see the way Clyde's desperate environment built him into the person he ended up as. While I would never condone robbing as a career choice, you see how even from his early years he was funneled into his life choice by the glorified stories of Jesse James and the ecconomic hopelessness that surrounded him. The abuse he was given by the prison guards when he was incarcerated early in his "career" was in no way an example of rehabilitation in the courts or prison system (do they still claim to turn prisoners into upstanding members of the community?). The actress who played Bonnie should be on Broadway and/or the "Big Screen". She has a fantastic voice but throughout all the emotional songs she kept both her voice going and the perfect expression on her face to match the feeling her character was feeling. I wish I had the Playbill with me so I could tell you her name. I also wish I had gotten her autograph before I left as I'm sure it will be valuable one day! Now that I've told you all about this performance, I plan to do a little web research to see how closely this play matches the facts. While I don't expect to find this play to be a reference source, it was a great insight into how tough things were back in those days, how being surrounded with hopelessness, when a person has nothing but unreachable dreams, they can nudged to some desperate acts. To me, if a play can make me think about learning more about the story line after seeing it, the play is a success. For those of you who are Epicor employees or alumni, you may see Mike Paff in the lobby, but you WON'T see him performing. If you do run into him, say "Hi" for me. If any of you are now thinking of seeing this really wonderful play, visit their web site at http://www.trinityplayersny.org/ where you can get a discount by purchasing your tickets on-line. Click the "Upcoming" button (top / right) to get to the performance schedule. Note that you only have this weekend and next weekend to see this great show. Make sure you bring a copy of your confirmation page, especially if you buy your tickets close to curtain time. Wes
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